Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
LOCAL NEWS

gregational church have engaged Rev.
DIR. White to act as pastor till April /
next.
The Star skating rink, in the old court |
house, is to be re-opened this evening |
under the auspices of the Middlebury
band.
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Y. NJ. G. |
A. are requested to meet at their parlors
at 80 o'clock tomorrow Saturday af-
ternoon.
We are indebted to Mr.. W. B. johnson
of Shoreham for some very fine specimens
of winter apples of large size and excel
lent quality.
Butter is unchanged in price, selling
here Monday, as on several previous mar
ket days, at 10 to 81 cents for fine and %
cents for extra
The young people of the Catholic par
ish will give dramatic entertainment at
the town hall on the evening of Thanks
giving day, the proceeds to go to the
church.
There will be a special autumn service
at the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing. The church will be decorated and
the sermon will be appropriate to the
occasion.
About 10 of the members of Russell
Post, G.. \. r., of this place attended the
funeral of Col. Hamilton at Salisbury,
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this post.
Mr.. L. n. Howard has had his resi-
dence on Seminary street painted and
also his house on Seymour street. They
both look much better and particularly
the former.
The little park south of the Addison
House has been graded and much i'm
proved in appearance. Messrs. D. Rider,
G. S. Wainwright and John w. Stewart
paid the bills.
An ''old peoples" service will be held
at the Methodist church a week from
next Sunday, in connection with the
"Harvest home," celebration. There
will be a sermon to old people and the
church will be decorated with autumn
fruits.
Mr.. w. S. WEIGH, for several months
past the efficient clerk at the Addison
House, has formed partnership with a
Mr.. Pratt and will engage with him in
the management of the Stark House at
Bennington. Mr.. WEIGH will remain
here but short time longer.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary society connected with the
Methodist church was held at Mr.. j..
Wesley Lovetts on Wednesday evening.
1t was largely attended and considera-
BILE sum was realized for the furtherance
of the objects of the organization.
DR.. Mellen and Mr.. IF. Farnsworth
went on their annual hunting expedition
Wednesday and captured 20 grays, besides
woodcock and some small game. The
field of their operations was in Shoreham.
Game, especially squirrels, are scarce
: this year hereabOuts, though it is said the
number is increasing.
There is talk of reorganizing the fire
company. Some of the members are
of the opinion that it could easily be made
f more efficient than it is as at present
constituted. There is also a paper in
, circulation to procure subscriptions
toward the purchase of a lighter and
better hose cart than is now owned here.
The first of the winter series of talks
at the rooms of the Y. NJ. C. A. was
given on Monday evening by Mr.. w. II.
5. Whtcomb of Burlington. The hall
was we'll filled and the audience were
entertained and instructed. Mr.. Whit
combs subject was the inscriptions on
obeliSks and other ancient monuments.
The annual meeting of the Woman
auxiliary of the Episcopal church OF
Vermont will be held at Bellows Falls on
, the llth and 18th inst. Rev. Mr.. Car
= penter of this place has been invited to
deliver the address. Bishop Walker OF
. Dakota, Bishop Bissell of this diocese
and other prominent clergy will attend.
> Two more horses have died in town the
: past week. One was valuable five
years-old mare sired by Addison Lam
n bert; dam, thoroughbred. 1t had
> blood-posoning, resulting from distem
Il per, and was owned by DR.. w. ii. Kings
: ley. The other was the truck-horst
t owned by Will. Morcomb, which wa:
apparently all right Sunday, but dice
Monday morning.
e Letters remaining at the post-office one
/ month uncalled for Oct. 6, 1887: Mis-.
II Hattie Brown, William Brown, Mrs. Cum
mings, Louis Gotta, Mrs. Lena A. Gotta
: Sidney Human, Miss Lizzie Jones, Louis
Delphia, Lewis Lowell, F. Morrill, %, Mr.
Ned Mag, Rev. G. Nj. Sheldon, Mrs. NJ